Fiber optic displacement sensor used in railway turnout contact monitoring system

Railway turnout contact monitoring is very important in high-speed rail operation systems. In order to measure the distance between the sharp rail and the basic rail in a switch system, a wide-range, high-precision fiber Bragg grating (FBG) displacement sensor was designed. Because the distance between the sharp and basic rails is always greater than 14 cm, the measurement range width and accuracy of the proposed sensor system are ensured through the use of a long spring and a beam of constant strength. A differential compensation method is used to eliminate temperature effects. Test results show that the resolution of the proposed sensor is 0.040 mm and the measuring range is 0—170 mm. A field test was also carried out to evaluate the performance of the sensors.     

Drawing a Pencil‐Trace Cathode for a High‐Performance Polymer‐Based Li–CO2 Battery with Redox Mediator

Lithium–carbon dioxide (Li–CO₂) batteries have received wide attention due to their high theoretical energy density and CO₂ capture capability. However, this system still faces poor cycling performance and huge overpotential, which stems from the leakage/volatilization of liquid electrolyte and instability of the cathode. A gel polymer electrolyte (GPE)‐based Li–CO₂ battery by using a novel pencil‐trace cathode and 0.0025 mol L^?1 (M) binuclear cobalt phthalocyanine (Bi‐CoPc)‐containing GPE (Bi‐CoPc‐GPE) is developed here. The cathode, which is prepared by pencil drawing on carbon paper, is stable because of its typical limited‐layered graphitic structure without any binder. In addition, Bi‐CoPc‐GPE, which consists of polymer matrix filled with liquid electrolyte, exhibits excellent ion conductivity (0.86 mS cm^?1), effective protection for Li anode, and superior leakproof property. Moreover, Bi‐CoPc acts as a redox mediator to promote the decomposition of discharge products at low charge potential. Interestingly, different from polymer‐shaped discharge products formed in liquid electrolyte–based Li–CO₂ batteries, the morphology of products in Li–CO₂ batteries using Bi‐CoPc‐GPE is film‐like. Hence, this polymer‐based Li–CO₂ battery shows super‐high discharge capacity, low overpotential, and even steadily runs for 120 cycles. This study may pave a new way to develop high‐performance Li–CO₂ batteries.     

Studies of Functional Defects for Fast Na‐Ion Conduction in Na3−yPS4−xClx with a Combined Experimental and Computational Approach

All‐solid‐state rechargeable sodium (Na)‐ion batteries are promising for inexpensive and high‐energy‐density large‐scale energy storage. In this contribution, new Na solid electrolytes, Na_3?yPS_4?xCl_x, are synthesized with a strategic approach, which allows maximum substitution of Cl for S (x = 0.2) without significant compromise of structural integrity or Na deficiency. A maximum conductivity of 1.96 mS cm^?1 at 25 °C is achieved for Na_3.0PS_3.8Cl_0.2, which is two orders of magnitude higher compared with that of tetragonal Na₃PS₄ (t‐Na₃PS₄). The activation energy (E_a) is determined to be 0.19 eV. Ab initio molecular dynamics simulations shed light on the merit of maximizing Cl‐doping while maintaining low Na deficiency in enhanced Na‐ion conduction. Solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) characterizations confirm the successful substitution of Cl for S and the resulting change of P oxidation state from 5+ to 4+, which is also verified by spin moment analysis. Ion transport pathways are determined with a tracer‐exchange NMR method. The functional detects that promote Na ‐ion transport are maximized for further improvement in ionic conductivity. Full‐cell performance is demonstrated using Na/Na_3.0PS_3.8Cl_0.2/Na₃V₂(PO₄)₃ with a reversible capacity of ≈100 mAh g^‐1 at room temperature.     

关于互易二端口网络互连的讨论

互易电路及二端口电路互连是电路课程教学中的重要内容。本文讨论了互易二端口电路互连后总二端口电路的互易性,给出了一般性结论及证明,即互易二端电路互连后如仍满足端口定义,则互连后的总二端电路仍然是互易的。对于对称二端电路,也有类似的结论。本文的讨论对电路课程的教学具有一定的参考价值。     

基于均匀圆阵的近场源三维参数估计

基于均匀圆阵,提出一种近场源距离-方位角-俯仰角联合估计算法。利用阵元观测数据,构造一组高阶累积量矩阵,通过矩阵联合对角化技术得到阵列流形矩阵的估计。根据阵列流形矩阵的估计以及近场和远场条件下方位角相同的结论,获得方位角的估计。利用阵列流形矩阵和方位角的估计,得到距离和俯仰角的估计。该方法无需二维频域峰值搜索或参数配对。计算机仿真验证了算法的有效性。     

Chemisorption sensing and analysis using silicon cantilever sensor based on n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor

This paper presents a silicon cantilever sensor based on n-type metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor for chemical sensing and analysis using the chemisorption-induced surface stress sensing principle. The cantilever is along the 〈1 0 0〉 crystal orientation of the (1 0 0) silicon, and the transistor channel is parallel to as well as located at the rear part of the cantilever to obtain high stress sensitivity. The gold film deposited on the bottom surfaces of cantilevers is chemically functionalized with a self-assembled monolayer of 4-mercaptobenzoic acid via the Au-SH covalent bonding. The vapor phase chemical sensing experiments with acetone, ethanol, nitroethane and water vapor as targets are performed. The observed response differentiation implies that the molecular interaction mechanisms between different chemical molecules are different.     

Analytic, Simulation, and Empirical Evaluation of Delay/Fault-Tolerant Mobile Sensor Networks

The delay/fault-tolerant mobile sensor network (DFT-MSN) has been proposed for pervasive information gathering. DFT-MSN distinguishes itself from conventional sensor networks by several unique characteristics such as sensor mobility, loose connectivity, and delay/fault tolerability. This paper focuses on the performance evaluation of DFT-MSN. We first introduce a queuing model by using Jackson network theory. While the queuing model is based on a few simplification assumptions for analytic tractability, it provides insights into the queuing behavior of the mobile sensors in DFT-MSN. Extensive simulations are performed under realistic environment and assumptions. Our simulation results show that the dynamic DFT-MSN data delivery scheme achieves the highest message delivery ratio with acceptable delay and transmission overhead, compared with simple schemes such as flooding and direct transmission or other approaches in the literature such as Zebranet. We have also implemented a DFT-MSN testbed by deploying crossbow motes for noise level monitoring in our university library. Though in a small scale, the testbed demonstrates the feasibility of DFT-MSN and provides guidance for future large scale deployment.     

AlInGaN量子阱垒层材料的优化

采用k·p方法理论,考虑了极化电场和自由载流子重新分布等因素,通过薛定谔方程和泊松方程自洽求解得到InGaN/AlInGaN,InGaN/GaN,InGaN/InGaN,InGaN/AlGaN量子阱导带和价带的能带结构,并由此计算了不同量子阱结构的自发发射谱.分析对比发现AlInGaN材料特有的自发极化和压电极化效应在阱垒界面处形成的极化电荷对量子阱发光特性有重要的影响.以AlInGaN为垒,优化其中各元素的组分可以减小极化电场的影响,提高量子阱自发发射谱强度.同时,综合考虑了极化电荷和势垒高度的影响,提出了具体的优化方法,并给予了物理解释.     

SU-8胶深紫外光刻模拟

综合了SU-8胶光刻过程中衍射、反射、折射、吸收率随光刻胶深度的变化及交联显影等各种效应,考虑了折射及吸收系数随时间的变化,建立了SU-8化学放大胶的光刻模型.模拟结果显示,该模型比现有的模拟方法结果更精确,与实验结果符合较好,可以在实际应用中对SU-8光刻胶的二维模拟结果进行有效预测.     

结构函数法评估漏源电压对AlGaAs/InGaAs PHEMTs热阻的影响

本文通过实验测量和仿真研究了不同漏源电压对AlGaAs/InGaAs PHEMTs热阻的影响。结果表明,等功率下,热阻随着漏源电压的减小呈下降趋势,并且小电压大电流下热阻值最小。应用结构函数法可以分别提取出芯片级和封装级的热阻值。模拟结果表明,沟道中电场最强的地方出现在靠近漏一侧的栅边缘,相对较小的漏源电压产生的电场也较低,这就是导致等功率下热阻随漏源电压下降的原因。